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Dodge Caliber: Smell of success
6 months ago, we received it with a tinge of trepidation.
VW Passat Variant 3.2 V6 FSI: Real estate
STATION wagons are often either stylish or practical. Seldom both.
Puegeot 207 GTi: Speed does not a GTi make
2 cars with identical engines can be as similar as chalk & cheese
VW Jetta 2.0 TFSI: Cleared for take-off
Which is faster, a Volkswagen or a Ferrari?
Fiat 500: A cute little Italian number
Almost everything the Italians do is executed stylishly
Chevrolet Epica 2.5: Ready for an Epica battle
FOR a 4-cylinder car, it's really quite creamy and quiet.
Chevrolet Epica 2.0, 2.5: Big Chevy for the masses
FOR a large and rather conventional-looking sedan, it has a quirky hidden side.
BMW M3: Primal Scream
The recipe for successful sports cars through the ages can be summed up with 2 words: sex & power.
Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera: The Lambo life
Can supercar owners lead normal lives?
BMW M3: M-powering experience
As entertaining as the Mad Max movie, Thunderdome
Mitsubishi Lancer EX 2.0 Mivec GT: Buffed-up
Can an ordinary Mitsubishi be more macho?
BMW M3: M for motorsports & magic
Based on 3 Series Coupe but 80% redesigned.
Mitsubishi Lancer EX 2.0 GT (A): Short, but sweet?
It's not officially launched, so test-drives have been short.
Mercedes-Benz C200 Kompressor: Baby Benz grows up
It's bigger, wider and taller than the model it replaces.
Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 TFSI: Family man's GTI
Same engine as the Golf GTI, but looks and feels very differet.
Bentley Azure: Rest Azure-d
Latest Azure is based on the Brooklands coupe to be launched next year.
Fiat Bravo GT 1.4: Fun, yet practical
It can only be described as a renaissance of the automotive kind.
Peugeot 207CC: This frog is a prince
With lime-green stubby body, bulging headlamps & grinning 'mouth', our test-car could only be called 'Kermit'.
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti: Harder, faster, yet softer
Ferrari's biggest & most comfortable model now has a harder edge.
MINI Cooper S (A): Automatic choice
Automatic cars: There are those which are good to drive & ones that are not.
 
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